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Sit-in trouble

7 MAY 2008  •  by Jeremy M. Lange, jlange (at) indyweek (dot) com

On May 2, the 16th day of their sit-in over sweatshop labor used to make UNC-Chapel Hill merchandise, student protesters entered the chancellor's office, refused to leave and were arrested.

For updates, check the UNC-CH Student Action with Workers blog.



Click for larger image • Student Linda Gomma, center, is taken out by the police.
Photo by Jeremy M. Lange



Click for larger image • Police take away student Salma Mirza in an office chair.



Click for larger image • Students Tim Stallman, front, and Thomas Mattera, right, wait to be driven off by UNC police.
Photo by Jeremy M. Lange

3 COMMENTS

Note of clarification: that isn't Salma Mirza's blog; that's a collective sit-in blog of all the protesters and members of UNC-CH Student Action with Workers.
by sitara97 • Chapel Hill • 14 May 2008, 11:10pm • Report this comment
sitara97, thank you for the clarification; i've corrected the text.
by Denise, Indy Editorial Web Director (dprickett@indyweek.com) • Durham • 15 May 2008, 12:25pm • Report this comment
We'll be hosting a former UNC sweatshop activist Marion Traub-Werner (from class of 1999) on Oct 31 at 3:30 pm in Saunders 220 (UNC) who will be speaking about "Sweatshops and Students in the Global Economy". Open to the public. It's high time for UNC to work with the Designated Supply Program and go sweat free!
by Altha (ajcravey@email.unc.edu) • Carrboro • 20 Aug 2008, 9:56pm • Report this comment
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